James was stunned.

What? Got me ready to go?

I was the one who told you not to go, and now it's you who let me go.

If you knew you wanted me to go, why didn't you let me come to the clippers? Or why not let me go to the Heat?

James just spread his hands and wanted to raise his own question, but Min Congda interrupted him again and said, "I know you have a lot of question marks, why did you let you stay in the knights when you were 10 years old, but now you are ready to go." ”

James didn't speak, and listened to Min Congda continue.

Min Congda poured James a cup of tea, asked him to sit down, and the two had a good chat.

James's situation is not much different from the past, and there is still no one around him who can say "truth or dare".

It's not that James has been lying, but he has a lot of hidden thoughts and careful thoughts in his heart, and he can't find anyone to talk to.

In history, all emperors were lonely, the so-called lonely people, some things and some words can only rot in their stomachs, and they can never be said.

There are some things that everyone understands if they don't say them, and they can fool the past, but once they are said and weighed, everything will collapse.

Just like those who call the emperor, they always have to say that they are for the country and the common people, and they are ordered by heaven, and I don't want to be the emperor, but everyone wants me to be it, and I can't do it.

Once he said, I became the emperor because I wanted power, I wanted fame, I wanted the world, I wanted everything, then it would collapse, and everyone would stand up against it.

James may not fully understand this, but he knows in his heart that he has to do it.

So what Min Congda said next, he could naturally understand.

"10 years and the current situation is completely different. When you're 10 years old, you're 26 years old, and when a player is just getting into his prime, you've only had a few seasons of real setbacks and you can't stand to leave and go to Miami to work with Wade and Bosh. Theoretically, that's right, you're not breaking the law, you're not breaking morals. But, you break the expectations of others. You know, going beyond Michael Jordan's expectations, from the moment you enter the league, it weighs heavily on your shoulders and takes your breath away. ”

Min Congda's words struck a blow to James's heart, and he has been being compared to Michael Jordan since he entered the league.

Nike is also promoting him, and various records for the youngest will build momentum and pave the way for him to surpass Jordan one day.

He won the Rookie of the Year in the 2003-2004 season, but in terms of performance, did he really completely surpass Carmelo Anthony?

Jordan's rookie of the year is undisputed, as he averaged 28 points per game in his rookie season, a level that many stars have never averaged in their entire lives.

Today, James is in his tenth season.

Jordan won the championship in his seventh season, and in his tenth season, Jordan has retired and chose to play baseball.

And James is still fighting for his first championship trophy and has little hope in sight.

'It's different now, you're in your tenth season, you're 29 years old, you're going to be 30 soon. If you don't win the championship this year, you won't win it next year, and when you're 30, you leave and no one will say anything. Cleveland people will bless you and bless you to get a trophy of your own. ”

Hearing this, James suddenly became excited, he stood up and almost knocked over the teacup, and said, "30 years old!" I can't win a championship at 30? Then I'd rather be 26 years old and go to Miami and get the championship! When I win the championship, I will take some more, what kind of infamy is nothing! This is the era when champions are king! ”

Min Congda asked rhetorically, "Didn't you notice that you have been kidnapped by the champion?" Champions are important, but are they the only guide to your actions? You're nowhere near the point where you're being led by the nose by the champion. In fact, you're pressed too much by the pressure of the champion. No star is required to win a championship at the age of 24 or 25, and failure to win the championship is a failure. This is not normal. In fact, it's never too late to win a championship, it's just a result, a natural result, not a finish that must be reached in the first place. There is no end in this world that must be reached except death! ”

James said angrily: "The Clippers have already won the championship, of course you will say so!" The Los Angeles Clippers have now turned into an invincible monster! You trained this monster with your own hands, and then told me that champions don't have to rush! You won the championship in three years, and you said that you would win not one, two, not three, four, but seven, eight championships! So where is my championship? Why did you stop me from going to the Heat in 10 years, and why didn't you let me come to the Clippers? ”

James vented all his grievances and anger towards Min Congda.

He believes that his failures all stem from the wrong decision in 10 years, and that as long as he went to the Heat, the situation would be very different today.

Min Congda was also angry, although the purpose of his initial admonition to James was to disgust Riley, and second, he was not optimistic about the Heat Big Three, fearing that the Heat would not be able to pose a threat to the Clippers.

But after a long time of getting along and communicating with the two, Min Congda has regarded James as a very good friend, and the advice he gives is from the heart, quite frank and sincere.

He stood up and walked up to James, who was more than a head shorter than James, but he threw his head up and tugged at James' collar and said, "I tell you why I did this because I want you to live like a man on the basketball court!" Fight like a man! You can be defeated, but you can't be destroyed, you understand! ”

"Once you can't win the championship, you cry in your heart, oh I can't do it, the Clippers are a monster, I can't beat it, I knew that I would go to the South Coast to huddle with my brothers, and I would be able to win the championship~ Then have you ever thought that if you team up with them, you won't be able to win the championship? Don't forget, the Heat lost to the Cavaliers for two years in a row! The team-building strategy I gave you is correct. ”

"You guys just lost to the Clippers once, and you can't stand it? Lost morale? Why don't you want to think about it, it's because you're not strong enough to beat the Clippers. The Clippers are nothing more than a bunch of young people in their early 20s, a schoolboy who can't dunk and giggle all day, a bearded nerd who twists his ass all day, a Spaniard who chews his tongue all day, and a fat guy who likes to go to bars. Why are you afraid of them? You're only 3 minutes away from the championship, 3 minutes! If you can get to the layup with the ball or hit two shots, the series is over! Why don't you think about it, why can't you shoot that mid-range shot or that layup at that time! ”

"Men, always only look for reasons in themselves. If you fail, you fail, and there are always losers in this world. But you can't blame others, blaming is just an escape, not solving the real problem. ”

After saying that, Min Congda loosened James's collar and sat back in his seat.

James sat back in his chair with a sluggish expression, no one had ever taught him such a lesson before.

His upbringing gave him the wisdom to survive, but his family environment made him lack the courage to live.

Not the courage to live, but the courage to live.

Both of them were silent for a few moments before James asked, "Then I... What am I going to do? ”

Min Congda said: "This season is going to be really tough. There's still room for improvement in your game, your three-point shot, and your off-ball ability. There is no room for action in the lineup for the time being, and the best time has been missed. So, let's just start with coaching, Mike Brown's coaching ability has come to an end. I'll find you a good coach, and your job is to play well. ”

"If it doesn't work in the past two years, in the summer of '14, you may be able to make some changes, and then the whole league, including Nike, will support you. I will support you as well. ”

"At that time, you can also be a hero, a real hero."

(End of chapter)